The sexuality portion of the standards states, "The Mennonite Church USA Confession of Faith places sexual intercourse within the covenant of marriage between a woman and man, and therefore employees are expected to follow this understanding."

Students who believe with the policy is discriminatory often wear purple shirts with yellow writing that read, "Where's my LGBTQ prof?" across the chest.

When freshman Ryan Smith saw the shirts, he was inspired to create his own - except in support of the stated policy.

His shirts are butter-yellow and read, "Peacefully, I support the GC hiring practices."

“We should never be afraid to voice our opinions anywhere,” Smith told The Record, adding that he hopes that more students who believe the policy is not discriminatory will start expressing their opinions publicly.

Read more about the shirts and how students are getting involved with the debate, visit The Record's website.

Editor's Note: The original version of this story included a reporting error. The story has been updated and is now correct.